“Water is life. It’s vital. It supports the immense diversity of life on Earth. It’s a source of food, health and energy. Fresh water makes civilization possible. But fresh water, in turn, isn’t possible without a healthy planet – and…
Despite the development of many indices measuring human well-being impacts of conservation interventions, the strength of such evidence is still inconsistent and inaccessible. This USAID-funded BRIDGE (Biodiversity Results and Integrated Development Gains Enhanced) project presentation by Samantha Cheng, Ph.D., summarizes recent…
Highlights from the first year implementation of the ABCG's working group on Global Health Linkages to Biodiversity COnservation: Linking Freshwater Conservation and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (FW-WASH) were discussed at this event. The task aims to generate information on the…
Conservation has frequently been limited by an inability to secure the financing needed to achieve impact at scale. Local communities and small-scale producers, if provided with the right incentives and enabled to manage their land and natural resources sustainably, stand…
Urbanization is rapidly changing the face of the African continent. While only one in 10 people lived in urban areas in 1900, almost half of all sub-Saharan inhabitants now live in towns and cities. The growing Central African urban bushmeat…
Biodiversity conservation in the context of extractives is associated with the collapse of resource regimes, which occurs as a result of increased pressures on resources from new practices or people. It also can be credited to the political and economic…
Roy Buhendwa, Léonard Mubalama, Marco Lambertini, WWF Director General, Laurent Nsenga In order to ensure the integrity of protected areas, civil society and public institutions all levels must collaborate in developing and implementing conservation policies. On September 13, 2016, ABCG hosted field staff…
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), in collaboration with the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature, is pioneering an adaptive anti-poaching and ecological monitoring management plan for flagship species in the Bili-Uele Protected Area Complex, Democratice Republic of Congo. Jef Dupain, renowned Primatologist…
A major oversight in most assessments of climate change is the inadequate consideration of indirect impacts on biodiversity due to human responses to climate change. On August 1, 2016, Dr. Nikhil Advani, Lead Specialist, Climate, Communities and Biodiversity at World Wildlife…
Anna Behm Masozera shares her experience of International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) and the role of mountain gorillas in fostering collaboration for conservation within the African Great Lakes Region. IGCP was formed to be focused on the survival of the mountain…
